Startlist Le Samyn 2026 | Riders: Wout van Aert, Jordi Meeus, Christophe Laporte and more

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Monday, 02 March 2026 at 20:47
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After the 'Opening Weekend', the peloton will begin the semi-classic period in Belgium, consisting of many non-World Tour cobbled classics. The first of which is Le Samyn, a race with plenty history, notable winners, and with Wout van Aert at the start line this 3rd of March. We take a look at its startlist.
The event was first held in 1968 and has been a benchmark for classics specialists for decades, serving the Belgian crowd favourites many times. Since the start of the 21st century a lot of meaningful names have won here such as Magnus Bäckstedt, Robbie McEwen, Philippe Gilbert, Arnaud Démare, Niki Terpstra... It is a race that both suits the sprinters and classics specialists, an interesting dynamic, and so we have both types of riders in the palmarès.
This decade, every single edition has been won in a sprint - two of them from small groups however. Hugo Hofstetter, Tim Merlier, Matteo Trentin, Milan Menten and Laurenz Rex were all winners; whilst last year it was last-minute addition Mathieu van der Poel who opened his season here and took a victory over Paul Magnier.
Download the startlist in A4. Team Visma | Lease a Bike headline the race this year round with Wout van Aert at the start line followed by former European Champion Christophe Laporte, both big favourites. The World Tour is also represented with Alpecin-Premier Tech; Soudal - Quick-Step; NSN Cycling Team (Hugo Hofstetter); Groupama - FDJ United; Team Picnic PostNL; Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (Jordi Meeus & Danny van Poppel) and Lotto-Intermarché.

Startlist Le Samyn 2026 

Alpecin - Premier Tech
1Thijssen, Gerben
2Rickaert, Jonas
3Dillier, Silvan
4Price-Pejtersen, Johan
5Sénéchal, Florian
6Geens, Jonas
7Dehairs, Simon
Soudal - Quick-Step
11Rex, Laurenz
12Bastiaens, Ayco
13Svrček, Martin
14Vangheluwe, Warre
15Desal, Ceriel
16Tricht, Stan Van
17Lerberghe, Bert Van
TotalEnergies
21Dauphin, Florian
22Boulahoite, Rayan
23Gachignard, Thomas
24Thierry, Pierre
25Marcerou, Nicola
26Tesson, Jason
27Vadic, Baptiste
NSN Cycling Team
31Hofstetter, Hugo
32Kogut, Oded
33Watts, Kiaan
34Pirinen, Miko
35Tricht, Floris Van
36Verbrugghe, Jens
37Asbroeck, Tom Van
Groupama - FDJ United
41Barthe, Cyril
42Fontaine, Titouan
43Gruel, Thibaud
44Huens, Axel
45Milan, Matteo
46Penhoët, Paul
47Agnoletto, Blake
Team Visma - Lease a Bike
51Aert, Wout van
52Kerckhove, Matisse Van
53Belle, Loe van
54Hagenes, Per Strand
55Laporte, Christophe
56Mattio, Pietro
57Taillieu, Aldo
Team Picnic PostNL
61Biesterbos, Frits
62Berg, Julius van den
63Scheldeman, Xander
64Flynn, Sean
65Jakobsen, Fabio
66Haquin, Henri-François
67Roosen, Timo
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
71Meeus, Jordi
72Marit, Arne
73Drizners, Jarrad
74Poppel, Danny van
75Magagnotti, Alessio
76Mouris, Michiel
77Vermeersch, Gianni
Lotto - Intermarché
81Grisel, Matys
82Beullens, Cedric
83Braet, Vito
84Ørn-Kristoff, Felix
85Schuyteneer, Steffen De
86Grignard, Sébastien
87Sintmaartensdijk, Roel van
Unibet Rose Rockets
91Reinders, Elmar
92Vries, Hartthijs de
93Bloem, Joren
94Feldmann, Karsten Larsen
95Groenewegen, Dylan
96Kopecký, Tomáš
97Kubiš, Lukáš
Team Flanders - Baloise
101Huysmans, Nolan
102Lambrecht, Michiel
103Thonnon, Senne
104Torney, Artuur
105Haute, Milan Van den
106Vandenbranden, Noah
107Vanhoof, Ward
Cofidis
111Aniołkowski, Stanisław
112Biermans, Jenthe
113Page, Hugo
114Renard, Alexis
116Teuns, Dylan
117Maas, Jan
Modern Adventure Pro Cycling
121Boardman, Samuel
122Christian, Sean
123Caudell, Ezra
124McDonald, Brody
125Oliver, Ben
126Pickrell, Riley
127Stewart, Mark
EEW-VDK Cyclingteam
131Wal, Rik van der
132Bouma, Jelle
133Uptegrove, Ed
134Schulten, Chiel
135Bronswijk, Mike
136Visser, Guillaume
137Huitema, Jasper
VolkerWessels Cycling Team
141Abma, Elmar
142Bolle, Bert
143Claeys, Robbe
144Crockett, Finn
145Dobbelaere, Born De
146Paardekooper, Thijmen
147Woets, Mattanja
BEAT CC pb Saxo
151Dekker, David
152Appel, Stijn
153Maas, Marijn
154Kerckhaert, Jochem
155Kroonen, Max
156Coppens, Michiel
157Sintmaartensdijk, Daan van
Tarteletto - Isorex
161Dupont, Timothy
162Lauryssen, Yorben
163Moonen, Zeno
164Santy, Arne
165Harteel, Jelle
166Petegem, Axandre Van
167Vermoote, Jelle
Elite Fondations Cycling Team
171George, Alfred
172Rouiller, Loris
173Blum, Elia
174Sommer, Jan
175Jean, Victor
176Darbellay, Valentin
177Bögli, Noah
Team Lotto Kern-Haus Outlet Montabaur
181Huppertz, Joshua
183Rottmann, Jonathan
184Jablonski, Ole
185Behrens, Eike
186Grupp, Louis
Van Rysel Roubaix
191Arnes, Daniel
192Avoine, Kévin
193Heremans, Joppe
194Oosterlinck, Joes
195Raugel, Antoine
196Tendon, Arnaud
197Théot, Killian
St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93
201Bénéteau, Lucas
202Bouquet, Axel
203Berger, Antoine
205Delacroix, Théo
206Lecroq, Jérémy
207Niekerk, Morné van
Bahrain Victorious
211Segaert, Alec
212Borgo, Alessandro
213Bruttomesso, Alberto
214Eržen, Zak
215Govekar, Matevž
216Stannard, Robert
217Dunwoody, Seth
Atom 6 Bikes - Cycleur de Luxe - Auto Stroo Team
221Dhaeye, Enrico
222Gullhav, Kristoffer
223King, Matthew
224McKay, James
225Nielsen, Magnus
226Radcliffe, George
227Rigole, Brian
Aarco
231Baguelin, Jocelyn
232Dockx, Gilles
233Hannes, Victor
234Lowagie, Arthur
235Staes, Gibbe
236Broek, Axel Van den
237Zabelinskiy, Bogdan
Color Code - Alu Center
241Desmarets, Julien
242Melotte, Matteo
243Noirhomme, Arnaud
244Wertz, Hugo
245Marx, Louis
246Cardinal, Nathan
247Jacques, Lucas
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